Pastor David was born and grew up in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. He graduated from Wisconsin State University; River Falls and Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul MN.

He has served congregations in Lander, Wyoming and Loveland, Colorado along with being an Interim Pastor in three additional congregations in Colorado. In 2000, he came to Honolulu at the request of Bishop Murray Finck to be an Interim Pastor for Lutheran Church of Honolulu and was later called by the congregation. In addition, he served as pastor at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island and most recently as the Interim Pastor at Kihei Lutheran Church on Maui.

David and Karen have celebrated 52 years of marriage and are the parents of two sons and three grandchildren. Along the way they have met many wonderful people and experienced many adventures with a multitude of congregations. Calvary by the Sea presents yet another opportunity to be blest and enriched by its members as Pastor David and the congregation journey together to meet the challenges and the joys that are before them.

Tom Poole, Director of Worship & the Arts and director of the Calvary Choir is a native of Northeast Georgia, and a graduate of the University of Georgia (B. Mus., French Horn Performance), the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC (M.Div.; Th.M. Church History/Historical Theology), and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY (DMA, French Horn, Musicology, Contemporary Theology).

He moved to Hawai'i in the fall of 1997, and has been at Calvary by the Sea since February 2007. Prior to coming to Calvary Tom was Minister of Music and Organist at the United Church of Christ-Judd Street in Honolulu. On the mainland Tom served in the ministry of music in Southern Baptist, United Methodist, and Roman Catholic churches in Georgia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee. He also taught music history in the School of Music at the University of Louisville.

Hi! My name is Roxanne Stark but most people here know me as Roxy. I was born and raised in Kaneohe but moved to Hawaii Kai when I was in the fourth grade. I have an older brother who is deaf and works at Zippy’s Koko Marina for the past 20 years! I graduated from Kalani High School at got my bachelor’s and master’s degree from Hawaii Pacific University. I have a daughter who is a freshman at Kaiser High School. As a single parent, I wear multiple hats like being a chaperone, coach, mentor, BFF – you name it! I spend most of my time enjoying the company of my family and friends. I also like martial arts, baking, crafting, reading and watching movies.